Unmasking Brain Injury
The results of brain injuries often can't be seen.
Survivors, however, are finding their voices through the
Unmasking Brain Injury project launched by the North Dakota
Brain Injury Network.

Rural Health Research RECAP: Rural Behavioral Health
Rural behavioral health issues are compounded by a lack of
access to care, workforce shortages, reimbursement issues,
and high rates of uninsured or underinsurance. This
resource provides a summary of the Rural Health Research
Centers’ most recent research on behavioral health.

Use of the Emergency Department for Mental Health and Substance Abuse among Women
A study by the Rural Health Reform Research Center shows
that women with mental health (MH) and substance abuse (SA)
issues are putting a strain on emergency departments (EDs).
This study helps identify trends among women in rural and
urban communities who utilize the ED for MH/SA. The
information can be used to help communities provide more
relevant, appropriate, and less costly care.

The 2014 Update of the Rural-Urban Chartbook
The Chartbook presents information on population demographics, health-related behaviors and risk factors, age-specific and cause-specific mortality, access to care, health insurance coverage, mental health, and other health-related topics for U.S. residents across levels of rural and urban status. The data presented in this new Chartbook were collected prior to implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), providing baseline measurements for key aspects of health from which to measure future ACA-associated changes. Individual data tables are available in an Excel file.

Cultural Adaptation for Therapy With American Indians and Alaska Natives
Because of the paucity of research on evidence-based treatments with American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) clients, this article addresses barriers to that research and how to adapt treatment to make it more culturally appropriate and acceptable to AI/AN clients so they might benefit from and
remain in treatment.

A College Suicide Prevention Model for American Indian Students
This article outlines the model developed for the American Indian Support Team from funding through the Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to focus on reducing suicide risk of American Indian students at the University of North Dakota.

Zinc Affects Cognition and Psychosocial Function of Middle-School Children
This study investigated the effects of dietary zinc intakes on cognition and psychosocial function in young adolescents. Zinc nutrition has been related to motor, cognitive and psychosocial function in very young children and adults, but there have been no studies of older children who may be at risk of zinc deficiency while undergoing rapid growth during puberty.